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HelpRe: Is there any high-rated African American names?
in reply to a message by Rainya
Huh? The site isn't racist. There's a note about bias on the ratings home page. https://www.behindthename.com/rating/bias.php
I think it is well-explained by the note.
- mirfak
I think it is well-explained by the note.
- mirfak
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"In other cases, negative ratings have been given to names associated with traditionally disadvantaged groups. This exposes an unfortunate linguistic, racial or socioeconomic bias to these ratings"
The site isn't racist, but those who are doing the rating are.
The site isn't racist, but those who are doing the rating are.
Not really. The bias is more about cultures outside English-speaking countries, like Thailand. African-American names are well-known to English speakers.
This message was edited 8/2/2024, 4:36 PM
Right, I was thinking the same thing